Nearly 90,000 renters in Bristol are estimated not to vote in the general election, compared to just 13,500 of homeowners.

Amid Bristol’s housing crisis, a national campaign has been launched to get those in rented accommodation to register and vote.

Shocking figures have been released by campaign groups Acorn and Generation Rent, which show around 37 per cent of private renters are unregistered while just seven per cent of homeowners are not registered.

In Bristol, the last census in 2011 showed of the city’s 428,000 population some 54.8 per cent (234,599) homes are occupied by their owners while 45.2 per cent (193,501) are in rented accommodation.

That means there could be as many as 86,810 unregistered renters in the city – compared to just 13,545 unregistered homeowners 13,545.

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Stuart Melvin, Acorn national organiser, said: “Renters need a government that will reform the housing market to protect them from unfair evictions and rising rents, and we won’t get one unless we vote for it.

“Before renters can do that, they need to make sure they're registered, and when you are on the register it is too easy to fall off it when you move.”

Dan Wilson Craw, director of Generation Rent, added: “It doesn’t matter how long you’ve lived in your home, who owns it, or whether you’re on the council tax - as long as you’re a citizen aged over 18 you have the right to vote, and only you can ensure that you’re able to use it.”

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RentersVote is calling on political parties to act in six areas, including: